[sylvain_kerkour]

The best way I have found to prevent the piracy of my book (https://kerkour.com/black-hat-rust) is to inundate pirate platforms with only the first chapter and with a discount code inside for those who can't afford the original price.

My hypothesis is that if they enjoyed the first chapter, most people would want to support my work instead of being freeriders.

So far it worked really well.

Thinking that you can prevent bits flowing from internet is delusional, it's better to think about how to align incentives.

[ecnahc515]

I assume the discount code you give in the "pirate" copy is unique, so do you have any stats on how many people are buying with the "pirate discount"?

[quazar]

Please stop spamming these websites with fake content.

[marcosdumay]

Hum... The morality here is certainly not simple.

[mitchdoogle]

OP could've told his anecdote without linking to his website

[endisneigh]

Why not simply give away the book and ask them to donate if they enjoyed it, then?